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Cyanna faces the end of a marriage while Karys looks to build his future elsewhere, until something unavoidable changes the direction of their lives. Braced by tension, avoidance, and regret, they must decide whether a life together is survivable.","OCEANOFPDF.COM  \nCopyright © 2026 by Aubree Pynn All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nTrigger Warning  \nNames  \nPrologue  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nAbout APXCB  \nAlso by APXCB  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSYNOPSIS  \nCyanna and Karys have been tethered to one another for as long as each could remember. Best friends, enemies – maybe lovers? A question that lingers in the tension of what they are now. It desperately needs an answer, but the constant avoidance of the longing of their hearts has landed them ina very messy situation.  \nWhile Cyanna is at the end of a marriage, Karys is looking to build his future with someone else. Until nature takes a course neither of them can deny. Past the point of no return, can they survive life together or will they always live in regret of what they could’ve been?  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n1. Hear ye, hear ye – the title reads NOVELETTE. So if we use our reasoning skills-that we should have learned in school-we’d know that this is short  \n2. Because this is short I have no plans for extending it into another part  \n3. Don’t ask I will say no. See number 6  \n4. This is short it might feel – what do y’all be threading?“rushed”. It’s short – duh. See number 1  \n5. It’s a novelette. See number 1  \n6. No. See number 3  \n7. Read it with your good brain. Go back to number 1  \n8. Enjoy!  \n9. You want more? See number 6  \n10. IMPORTANT THINGS – off page loss of pregnancy. Cheating. Cussing. Hunching. Maybe some other stuff that’ll trigger you. Continue to number 11  \n11. I don’t know your triggers but I’ll tell you mine – never mind let me remain a professional. *the lack of comprehension skills really makes me wanna sue DUBYA for pain and suffering because not leaving the children behind was EGERIOUS and he must pay for his crimes against me and my patience* I whispered that so the delivery could be softer. You know, lessen the blow for feelings and such.  \n12. If any of this makes you want to DNF – please close this right now. Goon, we’ll wait.  \n13. This is your 13th reason to escape reality for just a moment. See number 8  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCyanna – Sienna. But Cyan – like blue. Like Azul. If you been here you know what set I claim  \nKarys – like CARE-RISS. Karys Jackie – whore  \nYanieca – annoying whore  \nDamari – BAN -if we don’t know that term as a community we’ve failed you  \nMr. Luther-Vandross  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCYANNA BROOKS  \nThe set of meticulously-crafted, soft, French-manicured nails trailed over the hand-beaded dress that hugged her wide-set hips, slim waist, and breasts that hadn’t come in yet. She was twenty-seven, if they hadn’t come in yet, they weren’t coming in. Her hands stopped at her face, not a layer of makeup out of place. The dream she’d had since a little girl had come to fruition and as happy as she should’ve been, Cyanna felt…empty.  \nMaybe this was nerves. Or the muted emotions of her parents not being present to witness this. Or maybe she was so nervous, she just couldn’t feel. That’d been a struggle for her – not feeling. Or feeling things she shouldn’t have.  \nA rhythmic knock at the door resounded around the empty bridal suite. The knock she knew. The knock enticed those wayward feelings. She stopped her musing over the image of a beautiful blushing bride. She stopped the mulling over of feelings she didn’t feel right now. She’d feel them – eventually, right?  \nSoftly, Cyanna cleared her throat, barely looking over her shoulder.“Come in.”  \nOn command, Karys’ long legs strode into the room, his tattooed hands covering his face.  \n“You can look,” her words laced with","cbCaipUhePN5gFDF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipUhePN5gFDF","pdf",1183331,54,"English","en",105,"# Trigger Warning\n# Prologue\n# Chapter 1\n# Chapter 2\n# Chapter 3\n# Chapter 4\n# Chapter 5\n# Chapter 6\n# Chapter 7\n# Chapter 8\n# About APXCB\n# Also by APXCB","[{\"question\":\"What is the core premise of We Could’ve Been?\",\"answer\":\"Cyanna and Karys are tethered for years, unsure what they truly are, and their avoidance and longing lead them into a messy turning point that challenges whether they can build a life together.\"},{\"question\":\"How do Cyanna and Karys’ situations differ at the start?\",\"answer\":\"Cyanna is at the end of a marriage, while Karys is looking to create his future with someone else.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the story include an explicit trigger warning?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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